Stalin demands Governor’s resignation

DMK working president M.K. Stalin on Wednesday said Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit should resign from the post or the Centre should recall him to Delhi, claiming that his activities had proved that he was not fit to be in the position.

“He (Governor) forgets the fact that there is an elected government in Tamil Nadu and functions as if the State is under President’s rule. He issues orders and seeks to implement them. Already, the State is witnessing protest against his continuation in the post,” Mr. Stalin told reporters after meeting DMK cadre who were arrested when they tried to march to the Raj Bhavan under the leadership of former Chennai Mayor Ma. Subramaniam.

“We will continue our protests till the Governor resigns from his post or the Centre removes him,” he added.

‘Uncivilised act’

Mr. Stalin said that the Governor had shamed the State by patting on the cheek of a woman journalist instead of answering her question at Tuesday’s press conference. “I have already tweeted about my stand on the issue. It is an uncivilised act,” he said.

Asked about the Governor’s assertion that the State government could not interfere with his right to appoint an inquiry commission to probe the claims of a woman assistant professor who was suspended for luring girl students, he said, “It is for Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami to respond. As a political party constantly supporting the cause of State autonomy, the DMK also condemns the Governor’s act.”

In Karur, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation into the attempted trafficking of college girls in Aruppukottai.

Meanwhile, Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimai Katchi leader T. Velmurugan, along with party cadre, staged a protest in Chennai, demanding that Mr. Purohit resign from the Governor’s post.